Hindenburg Disaster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F54rqDh2mWA The 30-year era of sublime optimism and confidence regarding passenger zeppelins came to an abrupt and tragic end in May 1937 with the fiery crash of the German airship Hindenburg. 13 passengers, 22 crew members and one...
Tupelo–Gainesville Tornadoes
During two days in April 1936, seventeen tornadoes struck the Southeastern USA killing approximately 436 people.
Typhoon Hits Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC7D_TICOeA Typhoon Muroto , followed by a tsunami, left 2,702 dead, 334 missing, and 14,994 injured.
Steamship Morro Castle Disaster
Returning from Havana to New York, the cruise ship Morro Castle caught fire just off New York harbor, killing 137 passengers and crew.
Dust Bowl
During severe droughts from 1930-1936, approximately 100 million acres of soil in the Southwestern USA, blew away in large dust clouds. Hundreds of thousands of people ("Okies") left their homes and migrated west during the Great Depression....
Great Kanto Earthquake
Following the Great Kantō earthquake with over 100,000 deaths, vigilante mobs hunted down and killed ethnic minority Koreans rumored to have committed arson, looting and poisoning of drinking water. The Home Ministry stated that 231 Koreans were killed, but much...